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[CITE: 25USC1300d-26]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
                        CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
 
SUBCHAPTER LXXV--MISSISSIPPI SIOUX TRIBES: DISTRIBUTION OF JUDGMENT FUND
 
                   Part B--1998 Distribution Authority
 
Sec. 1300d-26. Distribution of funds to lineal descendants


(a) In general

    Subject to section 1300d-27(e) of this title, the Secretary shall, 
in the manner prescribed in section 1300d-4(c) of this title, distribute 
to the lineal descendants of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Tribes of Sioux 
Indians an amount equal to 71.6005 percent of the funds described in 
section 1300d-22 of this title, subject to any reduction determined 
under subsection (b) of this section.

(b) Adjustments

                           (1) In general

        Subject to section 1300d-27(e) of this title, if the number of 
    individuals on the final roll of lineal descendants certified by the 
    Secretary under section 1300d-3(b) of this title is less than 2,588, 
    the Secretary shall distribute a reduced aggregate amount to the 
    lineal descendants referred to in subsection (a) of this section, 
    determined by decreasing--
            (A) the percentage specified in section 1300d-23(a)(B)(ii) 
        \1\ of this title by a percentage amount equal to--
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should be section ``1300d-
23(a)(1)(B)(ii)''.
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                (i) .0277; multiplied by
                (ii) the difference between 2,588 and the number of 
            lineal descendants on the final roll of lineal descendants, 
            but not to exceed 600; and

            (B) the percentage specified in subsection (a) of this 
        section by the percentage amount determined under subparagraph 
        (A).

                          (2) Distribution

        If a reduction in the amount that otherwise would be distributed 
    under subsection (a) of this section is made under paragraph (1), an 
    amount equal to that reduction shall be added to the amount 
    available for distribution under section 1300d-23(a)(1) of this 
    title, for distribution in accordance with section 1300d-23(a)(2) of 
    this title.

(c) Verification of ancestry

    In seeking to verify the Sisseton and Wahpeton Mississippi Sioux 
Tribe ancestry of any person applying for enrollment on the roll of 
lineal descendants after January 1, 1998, the Secretary shall certify 
that each individual enrolled as a lineal descendant can trace ancestry 
to a specific Sisseton or Wahpeton Mississippi Sioux Tribe lineal 
ancestor who was listed on--
        (1) the 1909 Sisseton and Wahpeton annuity roll;
        (2) the list of Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux prisoners convicted 
    for participating in the outbreak referred to as the ``1862 
    Minnesota Outbreak'';
        (3) the list of Sioux scouts, soldiers, and heirs identified as 
    Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux on the roll prepared pursuant to the Act 
    of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 989 et seq., chapter 543); or
        (4) any other Sisseton or Wahpeton payment or census roll that 
    preceded a roll referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).

(Pub. L. 105-387, Sec. 7, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3474.)

                       References in Text

    Act of March 3, 1891, referred to in subsec. (c)(3), is act Mar. 3, 
1891, ch. 543, 26 Stat. 989. Provisions of the act relating to 
preparation of the roll are not classified to the Code.

                          Codification

    Section is comprised of section 7 of Pub. L. 105-387. Subsec. (d) of 
section 7 of Pub. L. 105-387 amended sections 1300d-3 and 1300d-4 of 
this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1300d-24, 1300d-27 of this 
title.
